Intellisafe-Driver Support - Volvo V90 Owner's Manual

IntelliSafe-driver support

IntelliSafe is the Volvo Cars concept for car
safety. IntelliSafe comprises a number of sys-
tems, both standard and optional, whose pur-
pose is to make a car journey safe, to prevent
injuries and to protect passengers and other
road users.
Support
IntelliSafe includes driver support functions such
as Adaptive cruise control* which helps the driver
to maintain an even speed combined with a pre-
selected time interval to the vehicle ahead.
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Pilot Assist helps the driver to drive the car
between the lane's edge markings using steering
assistance as well as to maintain an even speed,
combined with a preselected time interval to the
vehicle ahead.
Park Assist Pilot* helps the driver to park in or
leave a parking space.
Other examples of systems that can help the
driver are the Active main beam, Cross Traffic
Alert (CTA)* and Blind Spot Information (BLIS)*
systems.
Prevention
City Safety is a function that can contribute to
preventing accidents. The function can prevent or
mitigate a collision with pedestrians, cyclists,
larger animals or vehicles. Visual, acoustic and
This function can be either standard or optional, depending on market.
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brake pulse warnings are given in the event of a
risk of collision to help the driver act in time. If the
driver does not react to the warning and the risk
of collision is assessed as imminent then City
Safety can automatically brake the car.
Lane assistance (LKA) is another example of a
function that can help prevent accidents by help-
ing the driver - on motorways and similar larger
roads - to reduce the risk of the car accidentally
leaving its own lane.
The function Steering aid during increased
collision risk can help the driver reduce the risk
of the car leaving its lane unintentionally and/or
colliding with another vehicle or obstacle by
actively steering the car back into its lane and/or
swerving.
Protection
With the aim of protecting the driver and passen-
gers, the car is equipped with seatbelt tensioners
which can tension the seatbelts in critical situa-
tions and in collisions. The car also has airbags
and inflatable curtains, as well as Whiplash
Protection System (WHIPS), which protects
against whiplash injuries.
A Pedestrian Protection System (PPS) is also
available for mitigating a pedestrian's impact with
the car in the event of a frontal collision.
Related information
Driving support systems (p. 284)
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Active main beam (p. 150)
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Safety (p. 44)
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Seatbelts (p. 47)
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Airbags (p. 52)
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Whiplash Protection System (p. 45)
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Pedestrian Protection System (p. 46)
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* Option/accessory.